Wage Labourers - “This is the occupational status of a person who seeks employment for daily wages from non-agricultural sources. This includes industrial workers who work in factories or companies but are not employed on a regular basis in these. Wage labourers include construction site workers. Other examples of wage labourers include a taxi driver who operates the owners’ taxi, a daily wage plumber or a brick-layer, or a painter, a carpenter, an electrician who does odd -jobs, or a load carrier in a market or an ad-hoc coolie at a bus-stand, or a car-washer, etc. Porters who carry luggage from one place to another, and earn income on piece-by-piece basis, should be classified as ‘Wage Labourers’.”
Industrial Workers - “This is the occupational status of a person who is working as an Industrial worker in a factory. This includes all regular industrial workers but does not include daily wage labourers. It includes workers on the shop-floor and instructors, plant operators, assemblers and assembly line operators, mill workers, mine workers, industrial machine operators and industrial equipment operators. People working on ports or docks are also classified as industrial workers.”
Non-Industrial Technical Employee - “This is the occupational status of persons who work as equipment operators,dieticians, assistants to qualified professionals, foreman, draughtsman,laboratory assistant, photographer, sound recordist, film editor,camera-man, wireless operator, X-ray technician, physiotherapist(diploma holders), speech therapist, midwife, nurses, radio and television announcers etc. A priest or a pujari who works full time in a church/temple, is classified here. The occupation of a bus conductor is ‘Non-industrial Technical’’ employee. Cooks, chefs, waiters, persons working in retail shop as salespersons, are ‘Non-Industrial Technical’’ employees.”
Small Trader/Hawker/Businessman without Fixed Premises - “This is the occupational status of a person who is occupied in a very small trading or business activity as an independent entrepreneur. The activities of these entrepreneurs are usually the kinds that are classified as the ‘informal’’ economy. So, the characteristic of the business activity These are not registered businesses like factories or shops. These are businesses run out of push-carts, roadside stalls, baskets, carry-on bags and similar contraptions. It includes occupations such as fruit and vegetable vendor who sells his goods essentially on the streets or by carrying them around on his head or cart, etc.”
Home-based Worker - “This is the occupational status of a person who undertakes regular household work at home, such as cooking, bringing up children, and general housekeeping. A home-maker can be the housewife but can also be any other person. For example, a member of the family other than the wife of the head of the household could be a home-maker; or a relative of the head of household could be a part of the household and performing the tasks of a home maker. A housewife is a home-maker.”